Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-05-03 00:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.843

Aphelion (Q)

1.464

Eccentricity (e)

0.269

Inclination (i)

4.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

452.4

Earth MOID

0.00299

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-09-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17391

26016415

Maximum Brightness

34.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.3

mag

Diameter

4 - 8*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-05

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.153318

1-sigma variation

0.000108

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.269387

1-sigma variation

0.000114

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.2023

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

253.7146

1-sigma variation

1.256E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

105.9526

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

165.82181

1-sigma variation

0.02658

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.842629

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.464007

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.140562

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.010569

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002993

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

452.3993

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.16229E-8	1.22919E-8	1.70909E-7	1.23482E-9	-1.50523E-7	-2.86565E-6
e	1.22919E-8	1.30083E-8	1.80633E-7	1.29544E-9	-1.60818E-7	-3.03016E-6
i	1.70909E-7	1.80633E-7	2.51653E-6	1.83212E-8	-2.19325E-6	-4.21429E-5
Ω	1.23482E-9	1.29544E-9	1.83212E-8	1.57808E-10	-1.41111E-8	-3.04928E-7
ω	-1.50523E-7	-1.60818E-7	-2.19325E-6	-1.41111E-8	2.25183E-6	3.70315E-5
M	-2.86565E-6	-3.03016E-6	-4.21429E-5	-3.04928E-7	3.70315E-5	7.06552E-4

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

29.28

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

4 - 8*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

147

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.60466

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-05.262642

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-07.306347

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (2)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2024XF6 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1954-09-21 17:12	> 1 w	0.1766201	0.1724622	0.0013979
EARTH	1959-06-26 01:06	> 1 d	0.0521965	0.0266672	0.0353273
EARTH	1970-11-15 14:43	> 1 w	0.1038769	0.0270391	0.0258768
EARTH	1975-06-30 21:47	> 1 d	0.0371125	0.0268979	0.0120119
EARTH	1986-10-30 20:27	> 1 d	0.1347596	0.1248990	0.0032898
EARTH	1991-06-24 19:15	1156.9	0.0684870	0.0337620	0.0130207
EARTH	1997-12-12 08:44	1108.6	0.1454939	0.0924217	0.0176910
EARTH	2002-08-11 16:51	> 1 w	0.1531458	0.1326455	0.0068350
EARTH	2013-10-13 14:25	> 1 d	0.1600491	0.1502426	0.0032801
EARTH	2018-06-18 14:20	319.2	0.1804240	0.1644874	0.0053172
EARTH	2024-12-03 14:52	< 1 min	0.0032461	0.0032424	0.0000012
EARTH	2029-09-22 08:24	> 1 d	0.1739090	0.1731449	0.0002560
EARTH	2034-07-03 16:05	1086.5	0.0449937	0.0331235	0.0058044
EARTH	2050-12-08 01:55	> 1 d	0.0584531	0.0018815	0.0277962
EARTH	2055-10-21 08:42	> 1 d	0.1486588	0.1339644	0.0049253
EARTH	2060-08-16 14:45	> 1 d	0.1549160	0.1509958	0.0013068
EARTH	2065-06-28 10:43	> 1 d	0.0559397	0.0337697	0.0159044
EARTH	2081-12-06 12:48	> 1 d	0.0330765	0.0019367	0.0459972
EARTH	2086-10-26 19:40	> 1 mo	0.1402632	0.0515090	0.0316796
EARTH	2091-09-02 00:24	> 1 mo	0.1686215	0.0883117	0.0281823
EARTH	2096-07-04 18:07	> 1 w	0.0496813	0.0339488	0.1814689
EARTH	2101-06-24 23:20	> 1 w	0.1416587	0.0332232	0.3573549
EARTH	2117-12-16 12:54	> 1 w	0.1938586	0.0017828	0.5249746
EARTH	2122-12-04 19:01	> 1 mo	0.0080078	0.0015404	0.5429243

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
58.81240375	325.81059364	0.00315058	MINIMUM
293.75047066	170.55412795	0.02753604	MINIMUM
355.32020067	247.00691274	0.17772401	SADDLE
177.41099096	69.54723262	0.46633573	SADDLE
356.15713655	68.10589291	1.83013943	SADDLE
177.86165038	249.88189348	2.45606714	MAXIMUM

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